Matt Damon Monster Movie The Great Wall Will Lose $75 Million - Report

The Matt Damon monster movie The Great Wall is expected to lose more than $75 million, according to sources speaking to The Hollywood Reporter.

The Great Wall made around $36.5 million at the US box office, with $266 million coming from international sources for a total worldwide haul of $302 million, according to Box Office Mojo.

That's a lot of money, but it's far less than what investors anticipated for what THR says is the largest-ever movie co-production between US and Chinese film companies.

Universal funded 25 percent of The Great Wall's $150 million production budget, with Legendary Entertainment, China Film Group, and Le Vision Pictures making up the rest. The marketing budget for the movie was estimated to be at least $80 million.

Universal Pictures, one of the movie's producers, will itself lose $10 million on the action film, the report said.

The Great Wall will make more money when it comes to home video. THR said it could bring in $20 million from digital/Blu-ray/DVD in the US and up to $40 million from international markets. Additionally, it could bring in as much as $30 million from TV rights, the report said.

The Great Wall was directed by Zhang Yimou (House of Flying Daggers) and also starred Willem Dafoe and Pedro Pascal.